A man is to appear in court today after being arrested in connection with drugs worth an estimated street value of £200,000 seized from a house in Thornaby.

The 23-year-old, of Elkington Close in Thornaby, was arrested after officers from Cleveland Police’s community drugs enforcement team executed a warrant at a flat in Broomhead House, Thornaby, yesterday.

The find consisted of half a kilogram of suspected cocaine, 1kg of suspected MCAT and around 3,000 ecstasy pills.

A 23-year-old man was charged with two counts of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A and one count of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class B and was to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court today.

A woman aged 74 was also arrested and bailed pending further enquiries.

A second address was also searched on Elkington Close, Thornaby, and two people were arrested on suspicion of money laundering offences. They have been bailed pending further enquiries.